
Street Conversation IX
Since my favorite topic came along, I decided to brag about the languages I can speak.
Sergiu: Ce limbi vorbeşti? What languages do you speak? Girl: Engleză, spaniolă şi franceză. English, Spanish and French. Sergiu: Eu vorbesc română, engleză şi suedeză. I speak Romanian, English and Swedish.
Grammar IX
Verbs
Today we will learn the verbs “to speak” and “to listen”. Listening and speaking are two important elements to learning a language along with writing and reading.
Below is the verb “to speak”:
Vorbesc | I speak |
Vorbești | You speak |
Vorbește | He, she speaks |
Vorbim | We speak |
Vorbiți | You speak |
Vorbesc | They speak |
And now for the verb “to listen”:
Ascult | I listen |
Asculți | You listen |
Ascultă | He, she listens |
Ascultăm | We listen |
Ascultați | You listen |
Ascultă | They listen |
Dialogue IX
Sergiu: Vorbești română? Do you speak Romanian? Daniela: Vorbesc puțin. Tu vorbești engleză? I speak a little. Do you speak English? Sergiu: Engleză? Nu o vorbesc. English? I don't speak it.
As you already know o means “her”, we use “her” here because a language is feminine.
Bonus word IX
Vorbă* – Word (Pl. Vorbe)
Este vorba despre – It’s about
Este vorba despre limba ta nativă.
It’s about your native language.
*This word is used mainly in expressions. To learn the Romanian word for the word word, visit Lesson 37
Key vocabulary IX
Română – Romanian language
Engleză – English language
Franceză – French language
Spaniolă – Spanish language
Suedeză – Swedish language
Puțin – A little
Mult – A lot
Limbă – Language
Limbă străină – Foreign language
Limbă nativă – Native language
A scrie – To write
A citi – To read
These last verbs are to be conjugated in the next lessons!
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Very practical lessons! Short, lively, efficient … thanks you 🙂
Great website and useful practical lessons. Thank you!